English noun: apotheosis | |||
1. | apotheosis (person) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||
Synonyms | ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint | ||
Broader (hypernym) | model, role model | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | class act, crackerjack, humdinger, jimdandy, jimhickey | ||
2. | apotheosis (act) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | ||
Synonyms | deification, exaltation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worship | ||